

The Lifestyle Practice Podcast For Dentists
Justin Short, Derek Williams, Steve Van De Graaff, Matt Vogt
The Lifestyle Practice Podcast was created to help dentists obtain their desired life by creating uncommonly successful dental practices.Ready to work with us? Visit thelifestylepractice.com for more information
Episodes
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Jun 17, 2021 • 19min
92. Ask Derek: Growing Clinically
Derek shares personal insights about his practice and answers questions from listeners. Here he discusses how to grow clinically and maintain quality in a growing office.

Jun 8, 2021 • 20min
91. Turn Adversity into Advantage
Steve talks about "The Obstacle is the Way" and how the very problems that hold us back can actually propel us forward. He shares examples from dentistry and real estate.

May 29, 2021 • 14min
90. Who You Should Be Working For in 2021...
In this episode Justin discusses:
A recent trip he took and a lesson he gained from it.
Why focusing on results over image is what really matters.
Who YOU should be working for this year.
And how it all applies to rising to the top in dentistry and in life!

May 21, 2021 • 21min
89. Exponential Growth By Scaling
Derek shares his experiences in breaking down big goals and visions, scaling them back into smaller more achievable steps. 1% improvement every day for one year will lead to being 37X better!!! Forget 10X

May 14, 2021 • 13min
88. Say This, Not That
Steve shares some things to say and some things to avoid when presenting treatment. Up your game with these easy pearls.

Apr 30, 2021 • 37min
87. Creating Wealth Outside of the Dental Office
Fun fact: This was the last podcast Justin recorded before selling his practice.
In this final mini-series episode Justin discusses his journey in creating passive income outside of his dental office to the level that he could walk away from the drill.
The surprising way he felt once he realized he didn't have to 'work' for a living any longer.
Ways to begin your own wealth building path.
Justin has commented this is the most open and vulnerable he's been on a podcast; almost to the point of NOT releasing this episode before it first aired.

Apr 15, 2021 • 34min
86. How To Keep Overhead in Check To Out-Profit Your Peers
Do you want to be the dentist collecting 1.5M w/ 75% overhead or the
doc collecting $750K w/ 50% overhead?
Neither! You want to be the dentist collecting $1.5M w/ 50% overhead!!
In this episode Justin discusses why that starts with your team overhead, and other
ways to make it happen.

Apr 13, 2021 • 42min
85. Scheduling So That You Know On 1/1 What Your Annual Production Will Be On 12/31
Your dental office schedule has to be YOUR Choice....not your patients and not your team's!
What do you do with your team if you take a lot of time off?
How do you schedule so that you know what your production will be day after day and month after month?
How do you decide when it's time to add additional team members?
Justin's goal was to have it decided on 1/1, how much time he would be taking off for the year, and what production would end up at on 12/31. In this episode he walks you through how he accomplished that, with great precision.

Apr 8, 2021 • 52min
84. Ways To Increase Your Dental Office Production
In this episode Justin covers specific ways to increase your production.
Topics included, but not limited too... How to stop doing single-tooth dentistry. What to say to your patients to get more completed per appt.. What patient's say and think when you raise your prices. The time Justin told a patient that their smile 'wasn't doing them any favors...'

Apr 1, 2021 • 33min
83. Dental Marketing and Some Personal Questions Answered
In this episode Justin discusses the belief that once you have the right skills in place;
a certain amount of new patient flow should equal a certain amount of production. It's no
longer a game of chance!
Justin also covers HOW to attract those patients, copy from his best performing mailer, and discusses personal production numbers based on how many days he was in the office producing dentistry.


